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Friday, October 14, 2016 – Cranford, New Jersey

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AVIATION

 

1) Airlines Add 'Fire Containment Bags' for Overheating Phones

Link to AP article

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/airlines-add-fire-containment-bags-overheating-phones-214937273--finance.html

 

2) Heathrow Launches 'World-First' Flight Finder Facebook Tool

Link to The Financial article

http://www.finchannel.com/tourism-and-travel/60554-heathrow-launches-world-first-flight-finder

Link to news release

 

3) Can Technology Rescue Overworked Air Traffic Controllers?

Link to Airport Technology article

http://www.airport-technology.com/features/featureghost-in-the-machine-can-technology-rescue-overworked-air-traffic-controller-5025882/

 

4) Outages and Delays Highlight How Airline Industry Needs New IT Approaches

Link to ZDNet article

http://www.zdnet.com/article/delta-highlights-how-airline-industry-cloud-computing-modern-it-approaches/

 

5) SatNav News – Summer 2016

Link to FAA newsletter

https://www.faa.gov/about/office_org/headquarters_offices/ato/service_units/techops/navservices/gnss/library/satnav/media/SatNavNews_Summer_2016.pdf

 

CAMERAS

 

6) 4,800 Cedar Rapids, Iowa Traffic-Camera Tickets with Credit Warning Issued by 'Mistake'

Link to Gazette article

http://www.thegazette.com/subject/news/government/4800-traffic-camera-tickets-with-credit-warning-issued-by-mistake-20161013

 

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION

 

7) USDOT Releases New ITS-Related Publications

Link to ITS Joint Program Office update

http://campaign.r20.constantcontact.com/render?m=1103439157490&ca=9ec493e7-0b03-4f83-9a68-08d0b4b51f83

 

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

 

8) Industry Ramps Up for National School Bus Safety Week

Link to School Transportation News article

http://www.stnonline.com/news/latest-news/item/8008-industry-ramps-up-for-national-school-bus-safety-week

 

TELEMATICS

 

9) 2017 BMW 5 Series Will Feature Wireless CarPlay Support

Link to MacRumors article

http://www.macrumors.com/2016/10/13/wireless-carplay-2017-bmw-5-series/

Link to news release

 

TRANSIT

 

10) Vermont Receives Federal Grant to Develop Online Transit Trip Planners

Link to Times Argus article

http://www.timesargus.com/article/20161014/THISJUSTIN/161019826

 

11) UK Transport Secretary Says Rail Passengers Should Be Able to Pay with 'Flick of a Card' by End of 2018

Link to Daily Mail article

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3837173/Paper-train-tickets-reach-end-line-Transport-Secretary-says-passengers-able-pay-flick-card-end-2018.html

 

12) ATRA Pulse – October 2016

Link to Advanced Transit Association newsletter

http://conta.cc/2e59Gsq 

 

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

 

13) Ontario Highway Signs Will Display GO Transit Information

Link to Oakville Beaver article

http://www.insidehalton.com/news-story/6911586-new-oakville-burlington-qew-signs-will-make-switching-to-transit-easier-ministry/

Link to news release

 

VEHICLES

 

14) US Transportation Secretary: Vehicle Communication Rule Expected by January

Link to Bloomberg article

http://www.bna.com/vehicle-communication-rule-n57982078554/

 

15) Mercedes-Benz Driverless Cars Will Hit Pedestrians Rather than Endanger Occupants

Link to Sydney Morning Herald article

http://www.smh.com.au/technology/technology-news/mercedesbenz-driverless-cars-will-hit-pedestrians-rather-than-endanger-occupants-20161014-gs29wy.html

 

 

News Releases

1) The Monitor from Eberle Design and Reno A&E – October 2016

2) Another World First from Transport Certification Australia: Heavy Vehicle Network Navigation

3) UC Berkeley to Work with San Francisco to Relieve Traffic Congestion

4) BCycle Introduces Bikeshare Industry's First Fully-Integrated Ecosystem

5) USDOT Announces $5.9 Million Grant for NW 33 Innovation Corridor Project in Union County, Ohio

6) USDOT Announces $10.9 Million Grant for Advanced Transportation Technologies in San Francisco

7) USDOT Announces $6 Million Grant for Denver's Smart City Program

8) USDOT Announces $7.8 Million Grant for Border Crossing Technologies in Niagara-Buffalo Region

9) Vodafone Testing 5G Benefits for Vehicles

 

 

Friday Bonus

You've likely heard of Google's Street View, that takes 360° views of roadways. Well, the Faroe Islands were a bit too remote for Google to pay a visit so Sheep View was created.

http://visitfaroeislands.com/sheepview360/

 

 

Solicitation

 -  Call for Papers – IEEE Intelligent Vehicles Symposium 2017

http://iv2017.usc.edu/call-for-papers.htm

 

 

Upcoming Events

Bureau of Transportation Statistics Webinar: Data Maps and Apps – October 25

http://www.rita.dot.gov/bts_webinars_2016_10_25

 

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